I hear there’s another big influx of new folks happening here on @bsky.app. If you’re interested in cities and how to make them better, there’s a BIG, ACTIVE community here, biggest in social media. STARTER PACKS are great for finding people. Here’s my 1st of several, each with different themes.

A brilliant little video from my neighbourhood in Bath about e-cargo bike riding. More and more people are finding these can replace a car (and especially second car) even in hilly areas. youtu.be/0ie0ne_hmOw?...

The Dutch will double intercity bike routes in the next 5 years, from 1100 to 2300km.

Every city has local routes: Utrecht, for example, has 420km of separated bike lanes & bike streets. 𝘿𝙤𝙤𝙧𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙩𝙨𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙨 allow people to safety go by bike throughout NL.

More info:
www.fietsersbond.nl/nieuws/doorf...

Such detail! Acknowledging benches as a tool for improving walking, cycling, wheeling and accessibility is enlightened systems thinking. Counterintuitively, benches encourage movement 🌞

In local transport, what kills or injures whom? Here's data for Bath and North Somerset from 2019-2023. Unfortunate to see car-pedestrian as the biggest circle. Cycles get a clean sweep. Data from national stats, gratefully compiled by @robintucker1.bsky.social @cyclinguk.bsky.social Oxfordshire

Looking at today's Active Travel England (@ategov.bsky.social) updated funding allocations, here is the funding per person per year. I think it makes good sense to fund places that put money to best uses, I made this chart shows how that policy play out in practice. www.gov.uk/government/p...

Awesome the Cobble Wobble has returned from a 10yr break. Nice piece from ITV covering the positive story behind it too.

Make walking the easy choice for local journeys

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Minister meets Bikeability! 🚴

We are thrilled to welcome Local Transport Minister @liliangreenwood.bsky.social to Wantage Primary Academy to see Bikeability in action.

Thanks to @transportgovuk.bsky.social and every instructor & school for helping us reach every child with cycling.

The Welsh 20mph default reduced casualties by 25% and insurance costs by £90m. If done in England expect reductions of 15,000 casualties pa and insurance by £2bn pa. Implementation cost would be approx £0.5bn. For comparison, 1st yr depreciation on new cars registered in England in 2024 was £78bn

A thoroughly impressive explainer from Global Cycling Network (GCN, not yet on Bluesky) featuring cool interviews from @drianphilips.bsky.social and the ELEVATE project @micromobility-its.bsky.social. Footage from Bath and around the UK. More of this please 😀🚴‍♀️👏 www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJ0K...

We did a Kidical Mass in Bath this afternoon, so much enthusiasm from the pedallers and pedestrians. Coinciding with the Jane Austin Festival added some extra colour! 👒🌞🚴‍♀️